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What Led a 95-Year-Old Photographer to Make Art Again
14+ hour, 34+ min ago (762+ words) The Turkish Airlines deal was a mistake fare that the carrier can either honor or not. Mine was canceled. In the late 1980s, he fell and broke his neck, becoming temporarily paralyzed. "I was a wreck," says Nones. He stopped working,…...
Lesbos Livestock Farmers Block Mass Culling Over Disease Measures
1+ week, 6+ day ago (368+ words) Highly contagious among livestock, the virus threatens farms but poses no direct risk to humans; authorities urge strict biosecurity and movement restrictions to contain the outbreak Livestock farmers on the Greek island of Lesbos are escalating their protest against the…...
Easter Holiday Child Safety: Key Tips for Parents
3+ week, 2+ day ago (528+ words) The breaking of the red egg shell symbolizes the opening of Christ's Tomb and the victory of life over death. With schools closed during the Easter holiday period, children spend significantly more time at home and on family outings, leading…...
Massive Haul of Fireworks Seized Ahead of Holy Sat.
3+ week, 3+ day ago (306+ words) Those choosing to ring in 2025 at Syntagma Square will witness the dazzling fireworks on New Year's Eve'but they won't hear them. Greek Police (EL. AS) on Thursday announced 23 arrests and the seizure of tens of thousands of fireworks, flares and…...
Water Shortage: These Are the New Water Supply Projects for Attica
3+ week, 4+ day ago (535+ words) This winter left behind a sense of cautious optimism regarding water reserves in Attica. Rainfall, which returned with intensity in recent days, proved more generous than in previous years, allowing the reservoirs that supply the Athens basin to recover some…...
20, 000 Abandoned Buildings Sit as 'Death Traps' to Passersby
3+ week, 6+ day ago (546+ words) The horrific death of a woman in Corinth'crushed by a collapsing balcony from an old building in front of her family'has once again, and in the most dramatic way, exposed the deadly traps posed by such structures across Greece. They…...
Feta Output Drops by 15, 000 Tons After Livestock Disease
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (470+ words) Greece's sheep and goat pox outbreak continues to spread, with nearly half a million animals culled over 18 months and new cases recorded across multiple regions despite ongoing containment measures Production of Feta, one of Greece's most iconic food exports, is…...
Nelson Mandela: The Life of a Leader Who Defied Racism
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (934+ words) For over 1, 500 years, the Lighthouse of Alexandria lit the Mediterranean and stood as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World'until nature and time reduced it to rubble, leaving only legends and a fortress in its place Nelson Mandela'one…...
Foot-and-Mouth Case Triggers Alert on Lesbos
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (361+ words) After meeting Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, farmers warn of risks from goat and sheep pox and call for swift support measures to protect livestock and the wider agricultural economy Greek authorities have declared a state of heightened alert on the…...
Russia Lures Recruits From Africa to Feed Its Ukraine War Machine
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1648+ words) The Russian-installed head of Donetsk told President Putin that Ukraine currently controls a small portion of the region, while Kyiv continues to reject Russian claims over its territories Less than a year ago, Malick Diop took a leap of faith,…...